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Alyssa vs Sianna

Alyssa and Siannacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alyssa was ranked #325 and Sianna #1809 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Alyssa was ranked #339 and Sianna #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alyssa and Sianna over time

Alyssa and Sianna appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sianna in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962025

    Alyssa held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sianna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Sianna #865 in 2013.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alyssa #325, Sianna #1809.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 20112023

    Alyssa held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sianna in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #186 in 2022, Sianna #491 in 2013.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Alyssa #339, Sianna #625.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Alyssa

Pairs where Alyssa shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alyssa, Sianna
FieldAlyssaSianna
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #325 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1809 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alyssa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sianna.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Alyssa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2019

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1990–2019).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Sianna

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2011–2023

    Highest recorded position: #491 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2011–2023).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls